| 单词 | alnascharism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAlˈnascharism Alˈnascharism n. propensity or tendency to indulge in unrealistic dreams, plans, or expectations. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] > daydreaming dreaminga1400 musardryc1450 musardy1481 wool-gathering1608 woolling1705 castle-building1740 aerial architecture1750 Alnascharism1812 daydreaming1816 pipe dreaming1902 1812 M. Edgeworth Vivian i, in Tales Fashionable Life IV. 13 With maternal Alnascharism, she had, in her reveries, thrown back her head with disdain, as she repulsed the family advances of some wealthy, but low-born heiress. 1920 Amer. Economist 2 July 7/1 (headline) The new Arabian Nights, or the pipe dream of the New York Times—indulges in Alnascharism. 1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 14 Sept. 33 The..word that passed through my frontal lobes was ‘Alnascharism’. That's an arcane term,..and it fits Ms Grigson like a glove if she really thinks that viewers can turn her recipes into dinners for a mere five of your earth pounds. < as lemmas |
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